Parker’s, a nationally recognized convenience store leader, recently presented a $1,000 Fueling the Community check to the Candler County School District in Georgia. The donation, which is part of a larger unrestricted charitable contribution to area schools, was officially presented at the Candler County School District’s Board of Education meeting in Metter, Ga. on September 17.
 
“On behalf of everyone at Parker’s, it is my pleasure to present this donation to benefit students in Candler County,” said Jeff Bush, director of fuel management at Parker’s. “We truly believe education is the key to creating stronger communities. Education has the power to reduce crime, strengthen neighborhoods and transform lives.”
   
Parker’s donates one cent of every gallon of gas purchased at all of its convenience stores on the first Wednesday of the month to area schools through the Fueling the Community program. The company’s charitable initiative officially launched in the fall of 2011 and donates money to public and private schools across Georgia and South Carolina and to the Parker’s Emergency and Trauma Center at Memorial Hospital in Savannah.
 
Parker’s customers can sign up for a PumpPal card online at www.PumpPalClub.com to select a school of their choice for their one cent per gallon donation. Existing PumpPal members can access their account online and select a specific school to receive donations.